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  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
Highest review score: 98 Crysis
Lowest review score: 7 NRA Varmint Hunter
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,078 out of 3862
  2. Mixed: 1,412 out of 3862
  3. Negative: 372 out of 3862
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    • 86 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Mass Effect Legendary Edition
    Playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a constant see-saw of noticing an improvement, then wishing it went further. You can sprint outside combat, but only for like three seconds. There's a dedicated melee button, yet no way to separate the sprint and take cover actions to separate keys. You can skip the elevator rides, which are the only way to hear banter that could be filling the stretches where you jog from place to place. The graphics are better, but there's no FOV slider. [Mass Effect 1 score = 77]
    • 83 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Riven: The Sequel to Myst
    Even if you loved "Myst," you'll have a frustrating time with this sequel. If you do buy it, get your hands on the strategy guide ASAP. [Jan 1998, p.289]
    • PC Gamer
    • 79 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Ghost Song
    After a promising opening, Ghost Song collapses under the weight of its ill-conceived mechanics.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Movies: Stunts & Effects
    Although Stunts & Effects is an intriguing collection of scraps from Lionhead's cutting-room floor, it just isn't worth the price. [Sep 2006, p.58]
    • PC Gamer
    • 78 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Observer
    Brainhacking will blow your mind, but you'll want to get the cop out of your head by the end.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Viva Pinata
    Crashes booted me to the desktop a dozen times. And a save corruption resulted in the loss of a level-17 garden and my last shred of patience. [Feb 2008, p.83]
    • PC Gamer
    • 77 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
    Wuchang brings some fun ideas to soulslike boss fights, but the rest of it is a pale imitation of much better games.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Painkiller: Battle out of Hell
    Disaster. Despite a beefy visual upgrade, this insultingly short add-on plays like a skanky collection of deleted scenes from the original game. [Feb 2005, p.68]
    • PC Gamer
    • 75 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Total War: Rome Remastered
    The result is a competent remaster and the best way to play this classic Total War, but it still can't compete with its modern heirs.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 43 Critic Score
    The History Channel: Battle of Britain - World War II 1940
    It's far outshined by older flight sims that are available at the same price. [Jan 2004, p.110]
    • PC Gamer
    • 73 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Mafia: The Old Country
    A decent but cliched mob story and bland, frustrating gameplay make this the weakest Mafia yet.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Rise of the Ronin
    Another fumbled PC port blighted by poor optimisation and unpredictable performance issues.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    A beautiful action movie that punishes improvisation, with under-populated multiplayer that can’t compete with a nine-year-old game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006
    Overall, OOTP 2006 is a big letdown, even for an unbiased SI fanboy and OOTP nut like myself. [Sep 2006, p.98]
    • PC Gamer
    • 72 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Solar 2
    As it exists now, however, Solar 2 is a simple space physics simulation with just a hint of a game, and building disposable arrangements of revolving circles quickly loses its novelty. [Oct 2011, p.79]
    • PC Gamer
      • Posted Aug 11, 2011
    • 72 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
    But it's the game's many bugs and glitches, not mere repetition, which sap Dark Messiah's might and magic. [Feb. 2007, p.77]
    • PC Gamer
    • 71 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Killer Is Dead: Nightmare Edition
    The very definition of style over substance. Great art, but boring levels, lightweight combat, and dubious minigames sour the experience.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Somerville
    Somerville never hits its stride, thanks to flat direction and frustrating mechanics.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    World War III: Black Gold
    As empty-headed a treatment of modern conflict as you’re likely to find on store shelves. [Feb 2002, p.80]
    • PC Gamer
    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Post Mortem
    A directionless excercise in solving incomprehensible puzzles. [May 2003, p.70]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Overclocked: A History of Violence
    Unless you're jonesing for an adventure game fix, your time's better spent rearranging your Netflix queue. [Aug 2008, p.72]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Chaos Overlords
    A good idea executed without a trace of wit, energy, or style. About as dull as dishwater. [Sept 1996, p.138]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Law & Order: Dead on the Money
    Where it falls apart is in the game design. [Jan 2003, p.114]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Project IGI: I'm Going In
    A botched opportunity for what could have been a cool game. [Mar 2001, p.49]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 14 Critic Score
    The Moment of Silence
    An awful and punishing experience... It's not as if adventure games needed another punch to the crotch. [June 2005, p.74]
    • PC Gamer
    • 69 Metascore
    • 34 Critic Score
    Supreme Ruler 2010
    This game will find an audience...that could fit into a high-school gymnasium. [Sept 2005, p.70]
    • PC Gamer
    • 69 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason
    Dull combat, countless boring gray rooms and an abandoned story make Cryostasis as appealing as frozen dog droppings. [Aug 2009, p.76]
    • PC Gamer
    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    High on Life
    Lacking the sharpness needed by both shooters and comedy, High on Life is a low point in the gaming calendar.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 6
    An apocalyptic disappointment that never rises above mediocrity, but often sinks into tedium. [July 2013, p.72]
    • PC Gamer
      • Posted May 21, 2013
    • 69 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Scarf (2021)
    Scarf is a nice if not particularly original idea, disappointingly executed on almost all fronts.
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